Performance and emission characteristics of a swirl-chamber diesel engine with emulsified rapeseed oil fuels

摘要

These have been much interest in the use of vegetable oils as diesel fuel since they are domesti- cally produced and are a renewable energy source. The present work describes the results of experiments using stable water-emulsified rapeseed oils and gas oil in a swirl-chamber diesel engine. Furthermore, Nox, HC, CO, and smoke emissions and energy consumption are compared with experimental values from a direct-injection diesel engine with no changes in engine equipment.